Band employing bistable compliant scissor linkages
US12383031B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2045 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16G15/12
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A plurality of bistable compliant links are pivotally attached to one another, each of the links having a compliant section and first and second rigid sections extending from the compliant section. The links are pivotally attached to one another via the first and second rigid sections, such that when the links are pivoted with respect to each other past a threshold position toward a closed position, the links are biased toward the closed position by forces created by the compliant sections, and when the links are pivoted with respect to each other past the threshold position toward an open position, the links are biased toward the open position by forces created by the compliant sections. The forces created by the compliant sections biasing the links toward the closed position and biasing the links toward the open position are caused by elastic deformation of the compliant sections.
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